Number: 811

Date: 23-Apr-84 16':08':28

Submitter: Sannella.PA

Source: SHULMAN@RUTGERS.ARPA

Subject: Want to be able to "Remote Boot!" sysouts that have been started

Lisp Version: 

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From': Jeffrey Shulman <SHULMAN@RUTGERS.ARPA>'
Subject': Fugue.6 on DLion bug'
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	1) Start a new Fugue.6 on some Dlion partition.'
	2) Redefine the cursor (the CURSOR_ command of EDITBM will do'
	   fine.)'
	3) (LOGOUT)'
	4) With the InstallLispTool copy that partition to another and start'
	   it in the new partition.'
	5) The processor halts with a MPC of 9915 at the time it should display'
	   the cursor.'
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If you restart the SAME partition as the original, all works fine.  If after'
you redefine the cursor you then do a (CURSOR T), (LOGOUT), copy and start'
the new copy it also hangs.'
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I do not know what happens on the Dolphin or in Fugue.4.'
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							Jeff'
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From': Jeffrey Shulman <SHULMAN@RUTGERS.ARPA>'
Subject': More of the same problem'
To': lispsupport.pa'
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	If I load up some files, (LOGOUT), copy and start I''ll get'
MPC errors of 9305.  Hitting the STOP key will get me MPC 9004 errors.'
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						Jeff'
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Date': 11 May 84 12':10 PDT'
From': vanMelle.pa'
Subject': Re': AR#811': Sysouts copied between partitions fail w/ MP 9915, 9305, 9004'
To': LispSupport'
cc': vanMelle.pa'
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This is a "known bug", which will go away when AR 379 (make dlion vmem extend gracefully) is fixed.  You might want to attention JFung.pasa on this, so that it is documented that "copy sysout" operation in Install Lisp Tool only works on sysouts that have NOT been started (and so inform Shulman).'
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	Bill'
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mjs 5/12/84'
Subject': AR 811': Sysouts copied between partitions fail w/ MP 9915, 9305, 9004'
To': SHULMAN@RUTGERS.ARPA'
From': LispSupport.pa'
Reply-To': LispSupport.pa'
cc': LispSupport, vanMelle, JFung.pasa'
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It appears that the reason that you have had problems is because of a known bug -- you cannot move a sysout THAT HAS BEEN STARTED to another volume.  The current documentation on the "Remote Boot!" command says': "The sysout on the source volume must be ''untouched'', i.e., the source volume must never have been started."'
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I have changed the subject of this AR to "Want to be able to "Remote Boot!" sysouts that have been started", Attn': JFung.pasa.'


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Edit-By: masinter.PA

Edit-Date: 17-Jul-84 21':25':27

Attn: Release

Assigned To: vanMelle

In/By: Carolversion 6/1/84

Disposition: Bill vanMelle provided the reasoning for this.  This will be closed when AR 379 (make dlion vmem extend gracefully) is fixed by Bill.  The correct "installation procedure" now is for users loading sysouts from floppies, to go into LispInstallationTool before doing any lisp stuff, and do a SetVMem command setting VMem to the highest size as possible.  All these are documented on the new 1108UG for Carol release. //JFung.  

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Difficulty: Hard

Frequency: Everytime

Impact: Annoying

Priority: Hopefully

Status: Closed

Problem Type: Bug

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